Florida Ranked Among the Worst States for Teachers

The personal finance social network WalletHub put together a comprehensive study of the best and worst states for teachers and concluded that Florida is not good. In fact, Florida comes in as the eight worst state for teachers, with places like Arizona, South Carolina and Mississippi ranking worse. Basically, if…

The Dolphins Found a Team That Sucks More Than They Do

If only the Dolphins could play the Oakland Raiders every week. But, alas. The Dolphins took their sucktitude 4,445 miles across the Atlantic to London, England, where they brought vengeance and furious anger upon the Raiders in a 38-14 slapdown win, bringing their illustrious record to 2-2. It was just…

FPL Power Plant in Florida Panther Refuge Stymied by Seminole Lawsuit

A state court judge last week blocked Florida Power & Light’s plans to build an immense new gas-fired power plant in Hendry County, on environmentally sensitive, historically significant land that adjoins the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. See also: Seminoles to Protest FPL Power Plant on Earth Day In a…

The Diary of Rick Scott’s Hair

1970, Kansas City, Missouri Dear Diary, Annette said yes! I have to admit, when Rick decided to ask her to prom via messenger pigeon, I was worried. Especially when the pigeon flew into a power line and burst into flame, landing at her feet a charred pile of feathers atop…

The Miami Dolphins Must Win Sunday, Or It’s All Over

The Dolphins season is at a breaking point, and a loss Sunday would be the final karate-chop that shatters it into a million aqua pieces. Coming off a complete stinker of a blowout loss to the totally beatable Kansas City Chiefs at home last week, Sunday’s game in London against…

There’s a “Sexy Olaf” Costume from Frozen

There’s no better proof of a cartoon’s success than when it gets made into a Halloween costume (see: Spider-Man, Hulk, etc.). And if it gets made into a sexy Halloween costume, that’s a special kind of achievement (Sailor Moon, Catwoman, Sexy Gumby). This year, a costume company called Yandy has…

Are Ryan Tannehill’s Toe-Thumbs to Blame For His Struggles?

A rough week for Ryan Tannehill just turned rougher with a blistering investigation by the sports site Deadspin on the Dolphins quarterback’s apparent toe-thumbs. On Thursday night, an astute reader with apparently way too much time on their hands sent the website an email positing a theory that Tannehill’s struggles…

Flanagan High N-Word Bomb Threat Suspects Caught on Video, Police Say

Pembroke Police say that they have surveillance video of three suspects leaving a dresser covered in anti-Semitic graffiti and a racial slur on Flanagan High School’s grounds that caused a bomb scare panic Wednesday morning. During a press conference following the all-clear Wednesday afternoon, Pembroke Pines Police Captain Al Xiques…

Ryan Tannehill Says Joe Philbin Caused a Distraction

Just three weeks into the season, and the Miami Dolphins are beginning to crack at the seams. Mainly because head coach Joe Philbin doesn’t know how to lead properly. Yep, the man who had no idea some coaches and players he’s supposed to be in charge of were bullying another…

Author Says Internet Star Kat Stacks Ripped Off Her Work

It was 2013, and Tessie Patrick had been hired to write the biography of a woman named Kat Stacks. When the author first Googled the name, she was appalled. Stacks, better-known as Andrea Herrera, was a foul-mouthed 24-year-old, internet-famous for talking smack about rappers. On WorldStar­HipHop.com, a viral-video and taste-making…

Ex-Employees Screwed When Anthem Education Shut Down

For 12 years, Michael Schwam worked throughout Florida for Anthem Education, a for-profit college. But this spring, he knew “something was wrong, big-time.” Students were telling the regional vice president there were no books available for their classes. A student complained about taking a hair-coloring class, but there were no…

Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Invades America

Residents in the Caribbean came down with fevers as high as 104, migraine-like headaches, and sometimes bright-red rashes covering their limbs. But worst was the joint pain — typically so severe it made ordinary tasks like twisting doorknobs and tying shoelaces unbearable and forced even healthy young men to walk…